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3.0 AVERAGE
3.0 AVERAGE
Always enjoy a Candace Bushnell book. I love her writing style. Nice escape during these trying times.
I don't know what to say about this book. It does seem weird that Bushnell is still flogging this same theme. If you take the title as a question, the answer seems to be "yes, maybe? If you're up for some petty humiliations?" I guess Bushnell sort of created this genre--she takes some random story, ostensibly about her or a friend of hers--writes it up in this wry style and draws some blanket conclusions about the state of modern romance. I personally hate that type of writing, where one weird circumstance is meant to stand in for everyone's experience. In the beginning she talks about dating on Tinder, and basically says it's a transaction system for men to access blowjobs--and 'where is the romance???" It's just ridiculous--like there's a whole section where she's talking to 30 something women who are incredulous that dating in Candace's day meant dinner and a walk in the park---as though modern women are so inured to a soulless blowjob train and can't even conceive of a normal date. So with that level of hyperbole--it's just hard to engage with the essays. I guess they're meant to be comedic? I don't even know.
It's a weird throw back book that assumes all it's readers are either aggrieved at a dismal dating landscape, dating millionaires and shopping on Fifth Avenue while sippin champagne---or that it's readers are fascinated with that lifestyle---in my case, neither presumption was true.
She also has an annoying way of trying to coin phrases, like 'MNB' (my new boyfriend!!) or 'MAM' (middle aged madness--something that seems to involve a divorce and a LOT of alcohol)....or the way she characterizes categories of men--like it's just reductive and cutesy and annoying.
I will say I am a diehard fan of the TV show Sex and the City. I will also add that when I finally got around to reading the book that inspired the show, I was disappointed. I'm sure Bushnell has some kind of genius for pithy social commentary, it's just not my favourite style of writing.
It's a weird throw back book that assumes all it's readers are either aggrieved at a dismal dating landscape, dating millionaires and shopping on Fifth Avenue while sippin champagne---or that it's readers are fascinated with that lifestyle---in my case, neither presumption was true.
She also has an annoying way of trying to coin phrases, like 'MNB' (my new boyfriend!!) or 'MAM' (middle aged madness--something that seems to involve a divorce and a LOT of alcohol)....or the way she characterizes categories of men--like it's just reductive and cutesy and annoying.
I will say I am a diehard fan of the TV show Sex and the City. I will also add that when I finally got around to reading the book that inspired the show, I was disappointed. I'm sure Bushnell has some kind of genius for pithy social commentary, it's just not my favourite style of writing.
Candace Bushnell is THE author to set a trend when she wrote Sex in the City. Sex was exciting and no longer a taboo to talk about it. It was cool and it was life. However, this book is different. This is not exactly fiction. It reads more like a research paper in a form of a novel. Candace and her friends find or rather search if there was still Sex in the City. It's more like women in their fifties and divorce to go back to dating in the 21st century. Candace went on Tinder to find her answer. To be honest, this book reads very one dimensional. The characters were bland and boring. There's no excitement in the story.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw this book, I was super excited. I thought it would be a continuation of 'Sex in The city'. Sex in The City is one of my all time favorite shows. I looked forward to Miranda, Charlotte, Samantha, and Carrie. Their adventures and crazy antics kept me on my toes.
When I finally got to reading this book it was nothing like that and I felt bamboozled. Instead we got a glimpse into a depressing story and cry for help. Bushnell loses her dog and husband. With that came the time for her to move out of her ritzy Manhattan apartment...time to move to the village ma'am. Her editor nudges her to write another book....about the area she has expertise in...the dating scene. And boy did we get a glimpse into the dating scene in your 50's and 60's. That Tinder talk was just blah! Tinder has always been cringy to me regardless of age. She often talks about being broke but, how can you afford all the shoes, the face creams, and other nonsense? It just seemed like her focus was on the wrong things.
The book seemed rushed..no love put into it at all, and she seemed to eager to be funny. Perhaps she should've taken longer to heal from her divorce and losses and then worried about writing this book. Now I know why it took me so long to pick it up. Thanks to NetGalley and Grove Press for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
When I finally got to reading this book it was nothing like that and I felt bamboozled. Instead we got a glimpse into a depressing story and cry for help. Bushnell loses her dog and husband. With that came the time for her to move out of her ritzy Manhattan apartment...time to move to the village ma'am. Her editor nudges her to write another book....about the area she has expertise in...the dating scene. And boy did we get a glimpse into the dating scene in your 50's and 60's. That Tinder talk was just blah! Tinder has always been cringy to me regardless of age. She often talks about being broke but, how can you afford all the shoes, the face creams, and other nonsense? It just seemed like her focus was on the wrong things.
The book seemed rushed..no love put into it at all, and she seemed to eager to be funny. Perhaps she should've taken longer to heal from her divorce and losses and then worried about writing this book. Now I know why it took me so long to pick it up. Thanks to NetGalley and Grove Press for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ARC of ‘Is There Still Sex in the City’ through NetGalley and Grove Atlantic in exchange for an honest review.
I thought ‘Is There Still Sex in the City’ by Candace Bushnell was a quick and light read. I loved the references of living in New York while handling relationship struggles during mid-life. It also made me reflect back to my years of living in NYC during my early-mid 30s. I myself was suddenly single during part of this time, and I could relate during the ‘online dating’ exploration chapter! The book is set between the Upper East Side in New York, and an upstate enclave known as the ‘Village’, where stories of finding love in older men and experiencing love in times of life crises emerge.
I didn’t particularly find ‘Is There Still Sex in the City’ a riveting story, but it was enjoyable to reflect back to Candace Bushnell’s ‘Sex in the City’ series. I have yet to read Bushnell’s other stories, but I would love to in the near future. I’ve been feeling intense feelings of nostalgia for New York City, since I certainly learned much about myself as an individual during that time period.
If you love reading about long lasting friendships while surviving life in the big city, this book is for you!
I thought ‘Is There Still Sex in the City’ by Candace Bushnell was a quick and light read. I loved the references of living in New York while handling relationship struggles during mid-life. It also made me reflect back to my years of living in NYC during my early-mid 30s. I myself was suddenly single during part of this time, and I could relate during the ‘online dating’ exploration chapter! The book is set between the Upper East Side in New York, and an upstate enclave known as the ‘Village’, where stories of finding love in older men and experiencing love in times of life crises emerge.
I didn’t particularly find ‘Is There Still Sex in the City’ a riveting story, but it was enjoyable to reflect back to Candace Bushnell’s ‘Sex in the City’ series. I have yet to read Bushnell’s other stories, but I would love to in the near future. I’ve been feeling intense feelings of nostalgia for New York City, since I certainly learned much about myself as an individual during that time period.
If you love reading about long lasting friendships while surviving life in the big city, this book is for you!
I liked it. I am assuming I really liked it because I am suddenly a single woman after 25 yrs at the age of 50... of course the fashion nonsense and that type of social structure is nothing like me I could relate to a lot of it. Specially the no desire to date haha.
2.5
I, like everyone else, immediately requested this book as an avid fan of Bushnell.
However, I was slightly disappointed in this book. I expected a fast, fun read and really only got fast. While I fully appreciate writing that isn't all upbeat, I think a lot of readers are going to pick this up expecting that, and get let down.
* I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
I, like everyone else, immediately requested this book as an avid fan of Bushnell.
However, I was slightly disappointed in this book. I expected a fast, fun read and really only got fast. While I fully appreciate writing that isn't all upbeat, I think a lot of readers are going to pick this up expecting that, and get let down.
* I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
funny
medium-paced
This is 4* only because it is a book specifically for my demographic - middle-aged, single, no kids, career woman. Lots of relatable stories and some not so relatable because I’m not in a high enough financial bracket. Lol. There was a very real, sad but hopeful ending, which was a nice thought to hold on to.